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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Good morning from the Fort, where further proof of Xander Bogaerts's great promise arrived in the mail this week. John Sickels, a Bill James protege who said his talent evaluations are a blend of sabermetrics and traditional sc...

An April Fools joke claiming Zach Lee, the Dodgers' top pick in last summer's draft, had abruptly changed his mind at the end of spring training and decided to play football at Louisiana State University after all, cause a minor stir Friday.

Minor League Ball's dougdirt has taken all of John Sickels' preseason prospect grades and combined them into a beautiful chart. There are a few striking things about this chart, and they're almost all about the Royals. John has always been stingy ...

My old friend John Sickels has just published the latest edition of his annual (and indispensable) prospect book, and I thought I'd ask him a few questions about prospecting ... Rob: I probably say this every spring, but this year's book is your ...

One more reason to think the Angels are vulnerable? They're not exactly loaded with bright young prospects. From John Sickels' Top 20 list: 1) Jordan Walden, RHP, Grade B+: I love the strikeout/ground ball combination. 2) Trevor Reckling, LHP, Gra...

Is Mets outfielder Daniel Murphy the real deal? John Sickels weighs in: Dan Murphy is hitting .358/.460/.547 in his first 21 major league games, with 10 walks and eight strikeouts in 53 at-bats. He wasn't on the radar as a top prospect pre-seas...

Blog | Conversation | August 25, 2008

Upon the A's trading Nick Swisher to the White Sox on Thursday for three prospects, Athletics Nation asked John Sickels about the young players the A's got. Here's Sickels on the better two, Gio Gonzalez and Fautino De Los Santos: Gonzalez is a le...

Blog | Conversation | January 04, 2008

A few items that do just fine without much help from me ... • Before we forget about Josh Hancock -- and we forget quickly, don't we? -- it's worth reading shysterball on what Hancock's passing means for the Cardinals, and John Sickels on...

Blog | Conversation | May 01, 2007

To identify future stars, just find the youngest players in each good league who are holding their own.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2005

Andy Marte (hitter) and Felix Hernandez (pitcher) head the list of young talent to watch for next season.

John Sickels looks at the player the Red Sox acquired in the Doug Mientkiewicz trade.

The Blue Jays could be considering a position switch for their prized infield prospect.

John Sickels answers your questions on prospects in the minor leagues.

The Padres' top pick in 2003 proved his shoulder is fine, which means the majors aren't far off.

John Sickels looks at prospects who could fill outfield spots for the Astros and Nationals in 2005.

The very athletic Milledge, an outfielder, is at the top of the list among Mets prospects.